About this role
Job summary
This vacancy is for a number of positions throughout Yorkshire, covering North, South, East and West Yorkshire.
An Ambulance Support Worker (ASW) responds to emergency calls alongside a paramedic, helping them to provide patients with potentially life-saving care and, where needed, getting patients to hospital. They attend every kind of accident and emergency, sometimes covering considerable distances, using expert emergency driving skills to get to the scene with the greatest speed possible.
The role of ASW can provide an excellent opportunity to further develop a career in healthcare and within Yorkshire Ambulance Service. You will be required to undertake a Level 3 Ambulance Support Worker Apprenticeship. This is a nationally recognised qualification that demonstrates your operational competency in the care field. Following successful completion, it will enable you to benefit from career progression within the Trust, including development opportunities to become a HCPC-registered paramedic.
Please note: This vacancy is open to applicants seeking a base station throughout North, South, East and West Yorkshire. Applicants should state their preferred area within Yorkshire in the application.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for people who are confident, caring, compassionate and hardworking, with a genuine passion for making a positive difference to the lives of people across Yorkshire. The role requires flexibility, and you will be expected to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
This is a stimulating, rewarding and challenging role, and it is important to recognise that it is not a career path for everyone. No two shifts will ever be the same. You could find yourself responding to a road traffic collision involving patients with multiple serious injuries, or supporting the transfer of a critically ill baby to a specialist treatment centre.
As an Ambulance Support Worker, you will be a highly visible representative and role model for Yorkshire Ambulance Service. The way you communicate and conduct yourself is just as important as the care you provide. You will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, compassion and respect when working with patients, members of the public and colleagues.
As part of the role, you will be required to demonstrate and maintain a consistently high standard of emergency driving in accordance with UK national standards. You will also be required to successfully complete the Level 3 Emergency Ambulance Response Driving qualification, developing the specialist driving skills needed to safely respond to emergency incidents and transport patients.
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.
We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.
We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.
Our values: Kindness, Respect, Teamwork and Improvement are at the heart of all we do.
What we can offer you:
Great staff networks 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service plus bank holiday entitlement Contributory Pension NHS Discounts Car lease and other salary deduction schemes Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, responsibilities and essential requirements.
Before applying, please ensure you carefully read the following information:
C1 Driving Licence: This role involves driving an ambulance, so you must hold a full UK driving licence with no more than 3 penalty points and obtain C1 entitlement.
If you do not currently have C1, you can still apply. However, you will need to obtain the C1 provisional entitlement first, followed by the required C1 training and test to gain your full C1 entitlement. You must hold your full C1 entitlement before you can start induction.
If you are interested in this role and do not yet have C1 provisional entitlement, we strongly recommend applying for it as soon as possible, as this will help prevent delays during the recruitment process.
Further information and guidance on obtaining C1 will be provided during the recruitment process.
Essential Qualifications: At the time of application, you must hold and be able to provide official certificate evidence of 3 GCSEs at grade 4/C or above, including English and Mathematics, plus one other GCSE, or equivalent Functional Skills Level 2 qualifications.
Your official qualification certificates must be available at the application stage. Your application will not be progressed or reviewed if you are unable to provide the required certificate evidence at this stage.
If you do not currently have your official certificates, you should contact the relevant examination board(s) to obtain replacement certificates or official confirmation of your qualifications. Please note that if you are unable to provide the required evidence at the application stage, you should not apply until you are able to do so.
Recruitment and Induction: Interviews will take place from January 2027, with successful candidates expected to commence induction and training from April 2027 onwards.
If you meet the essential requirements and are looking to start a rewarding career in emergency care, we would encourage you to apply. This is an exciting opportunity to join Yorkshire Ambulance Service, gain a nationally recognised qualification and make a real difference to patients and communities across Yorkshire.
Person Specification
Essential Essential
Level 2 academic qualification e.g. 3 GCSEs grade 4/C or above/NVQ level 2 - Functional skills English and Maths at academic level 2 e.g. GCSE English Language and Mathematics grade 4/C or above Full UK driving licence (with no more than 3 penalty points) Experience of dealing with the general public Demonstrates a commitment to team working
Desirable
Experience of working in a caring profession e.g. 12 months operational experience in PTS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address Yorkshire
Yorkshire
WF2 0XQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.yas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)